Suicide Prevention Month - September 2025 By Mia Cary, DVM (she, hers) DYK? In addition to being Deaf Awareness Month, Animal Pain Awareness Month, World Alzheimer’s Month, Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month, Hispanic Awareness Month (Sept 15-Oct 15), and a few other designations, September is also designated as National Suicide Prevention Awareness [...]
Lean Into The Familiar I used to be frustrated by the focus on resilience. Every time I saw a post about resiliency or read an article on ways to become even more resilient my first thought was, ‘if we fixed toxic workplace culture and systems we wouldn’t have to be so damn resilient.’ I have [...]
Build People Up Yesterday I was chatting with my friend and colleague Ewan Wolff about the various PrideVMC activities they are leading this June. During the conversation, they reminded me how easy it is to tear people down and how much harder it is to build people up. And yet, the latter is so incredibly important and [...]
Important and Easy All-gender restrooms are important, and especially easy if you already have one or more single-stall restrooms. Simply utilize signs such as these. If you own a business and want to be part of the solution, please act. When I posted this message on LinkedIn, Dr. Kate Toyer (Veterinarian, Wife, Father, Equality advocate, [...]
Humanizing Quick Shares Humanizing Quick Shares Pic cred: Matheus Ferrero Author: Dr. Mia Cary, CEO & Change Agent, Cary Consulting What is a critical attribute needed to lead today? A massive abundance of empathy. And what is one of the best ways to build trust? Shared experiences. With both of these facts in mind consider [...]
Purpose is Power Dr. Mia Cary, CEO & Change Agent, Cary Consulting Most organizations and associations have a documented purpose. Have you ever made the time to think about and create your own personal purpose statement? Your personal purpose statement should be short and sweet, action-oriented, and will likely evolve over time. It should answer [...]
Come As You Are Hello Friends! This morning I wanted to attend the Pawsibilities Advisory Board Meeting and also walk Misty (mom-in-law’s pupper) before it got too hot. If I was up earlier I could have easily accomplished both, however that wasn’t in today’s cards. So, after fumbling with Microsoft Teams gremlins for a bit [...]
Unf23kwithable Dr. Mia Cary, CEO & Change Agent, Cary Consulting Unf23kwithable (adj.) – When you are truly at peace and in touch with yourself, and nothing anyone says or does bothers you, and no negativity or drama can touch you. 😎 Unf23kwithable is my 2023 word of focus and intention. I shared it with the [...]
Radically Candid Conversations Dr. Mia Cary, CEO & Change Agent, Cary Consulting Communication Wins Radically candid communication is a valuable approach for leaders managing challenging conversations, including those that center on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) related topics. Author and impact expert Kim Scott developed the radical candor (1) model of caring personally and [...]
Culture, Climate, and Trust Dr. Mia Cary, CEO & Change Agent, Cary Consulting According to Deloitte, organizations with inclusive cultures are 8x more likely to achieve better business outcomes. As we work towards making our workplaces more inclusive and welcoming it is important to create a common language and common understanding of key terms for [...]
